I’ll never forget the first conversation Bill Thompson, III, and I had about Reader Rendezvous. We had spent a week at the British Birdfair followed by some holiday time in England with good friends. As we were nestling down in our seats for the seven-hour return flight ahead, he said, “Hey, Wen, what do you… Read more »
Sometimes you find a hidden “travel gem,” a destination that’s unique and relatively unknown, and you want everyone you know to experience it, too. That’s how I feel about the Hocking Hills region of Ohio. Nestled in south-central Ohio, just an hour southeast of Columbus, the lush Hocking Hills region takes the stage in full… Read more »
Every story has a beginning. Bird Watcher’s Digest’s story begins with a woman named Pat Murphy. Pat was an experienced birder and a nature columnist for the Marietta Times newspaper. She eventually served as Bird Watcher’s Digest’s associate editor and as a columnist, and she was the leader of the local women’s birding club, the Betsey Birders. The… Read more »
At the outset of 2020, there were seven international birding tours on my personal calendar, and as the new year dawned, I was looking forward to an exciting year of travel ahead. I would have been on the road 185 days in 2020, adding four new countries to my life list, and dozens of new… Read more »
As someone who started birding later in life, I was fortunate to have among my birding mentors professional guides, authors, biologists, and naturalists. Growing up as more of an “indoor girl,” this was intimidating for me, to say the least. I was not only intimidated by their knowledge and experience, I was also terrified by the equipment they used…. Read more »
Biting bugs really love me. I’ve tried spray repellents, electronic repellent thingamabobs, wrist bands—all of it. Nothing has ever succeeded in keeping mosquito-ninjas from attacking me. I believed nothing would—except remaining behind closed doors. Until now. Earlier this year, I attended the North Shore Birding Festival on Lake Apopka near Orlando, Florida. Most of us… Read more »
DID YOU KNOW that Bird Watcher’s Digest will host four (yes, FOUR) unique BIRDING PODCASTS as of July 2020? Yes, it’s true, and we’re excited to tell you all about it! You may be one of the many folks who have entered the wonderful world of podcasts in recent years. There are podcasts about everything… Read more »
BWD director Wendy Clark continues her reflection upon her journey over the past year, one that has been full of trials and tribulations for those of us at the home nest. Read Part 1 here. Fast-forward to March 2020. As a relatively new owner of a small business, our quarantine mandate meant that everything had… Read more »
The BWD staff asked director Wendy Clark to reflect upon her journey over the past year, one that has been full of trials and tribulations for those of us at the home nest. In the first part of this story, Wendy reflects upon the changes in 2019 that brought her to our team, and how… Read more »
Back in 2012, Bill Thompson, III, and I had a serious discussion about developing a series of birding tours for our BWD subscribers. It was a conversation enjoyed by an outdoor fire in chilly October as Bill cooked some kind of man-cave dinner in a pot over an open flame. He absolutely loved cooking outdoors… Read more »
